Japan to develop Thai high-speed rail links
Date: May 12, 2015
Source: The Straits Times
BANGKOK – Japan has signalled its intention to help develop three multibillion-dollar high-speed railway routes in Thailand.
Both sides will sign a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) this month on joint development of the Bangkok-to-Chiang Mai, Kanchanaburi-Bangkok-Laem Chabang and Bangkok-to-Sa Kaew rail lines.
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Najib takes Shinkansen bullet train to Sendai
Date: May 26, 2015
Source: The Malaysian Insider
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today experienced first-hand the Shinkansen, Japan’s renowned bullet train which travels at 320km per hour.
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Japan successfully launches intelligence satellite
Date: Mar 26, 2015
Source: Kyodo
TANEGASHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) — Japan successfully launched Thursday morning a rocket carrying a backup optical satellite for the government’s intelligence gathering program.
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From about 1960, Japan began disposing urban garbage by incineration, and today, Japan possesses the world’s leading garbage incineration facilities. In the fiscal year 2009, there were 1243 incineration facilities in Japan, incinerating garbage using several methods – stoker furnaces, fluidized bed furnaces, and gasification fusion resource furnaces with the objective of ash recycling. Stoker furnaces account for 70% of all furnaces, and improvement of this type of furnace is progressing rapidly.
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Mitsubishi Corporation and Tokyo Electric Power Company Participate in IWPP Project in Qatar – The Two Companies Succeeded in The International IWPP Tender
Date: May 25, 2015
Source: Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are pleased to announce that a 25-year power and water purchase agreement (PWPA) has been reached between Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) and K1 Energy, a joint venture established by MC and TEPCO, each holding an equity share of 98.5% 1.5%, respectively*. The agreement is the result of an international tender issued by the KAHRAMAA in May 2014.
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The expansion of urban areas widens the garbage collection zone. It is possible to improve the efficiency of collection and transport operations in cities with widening collection zones by setting up waste transfer stations where wastes can be transferred from small- or medium-sized garbage trucks to larger trucks.
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Solid Waste Management and Recycling Technology of Japan
Source: Ministry of the Environment
With the aim of preserving the environment in rapidly developing nations, we will introduce Japanese waste management and recycling technologies, which effectively turn waste into resources or appropriately dispose of it.
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Signing of Grant Agreement with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh – Garbage trucks improving the urban living environment
Date: May 21, 2015
Source: Japan International Cooperation Agency
On May 20, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement (G/A) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to provide grant aid of up to 1.486 billion yen for the Project for Improvement of Solid Waste Management Equipment.
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Mitsubishi Corporation and Hitachi Ltd. To Supply and Install Train Signaling Systems in Myanmar
Date: May 18, 2015
Source: Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Hitachi Ltd. (Hitachi) are pleased to announce the conclusion of a contract to supply and install railway signaling systems in Myanmar. The contract, signed with Myanma Railways on May 15, 2015, amounts to approximately 2.4 billion yen and will be covered by grant aid from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Completion of the project is scheduled for June 2017.
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Japan’s March core machinery orders up 2.9% on month
Date: May 18. 2015
Source: Kyodo News
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s core private-sector machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 2.9 percent in March from the previous month to 869.4 billion yen ($7.28 billion), the government said Monday, reflecting an increase in corporate investment on the back of an economic recovery.
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JPCA Show 2015 – 45th International Electronic Circuits Exhibition 2015
Date: June 3(Wed)-5(Fri), 2015
Hours: 10:00-17:00
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
Organiser: Japan Electronics Packaging and Circuits Association
Contact: show@jpca.org
Phone: +81-3-5310-2020
Official Website: www.jpcashow.com/show2015/en/
JPCA Show 2015, 45th International Electronic Circuits Exhibition 2015 is the noteworthy event on Electronic Circuits, Electronics, Electronics Industry and Electronic Packaging topics.
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JSDF’s largest destroyer Izumo commissioned
Date: Mar 25, 2015
Source: NHK World
Japan has commissioned the Self-Defense Forces’ largest destroyer, the Izumo. A ceremony was held on Wednesday at a pier in Yokohama City, near Tokyo, to mark the handover of the vessel from its manufacturer to the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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Japanese researchers win Gairdner Intl. Award
Date: Mar 25, 2015
Source: NHK World
Two Japanese researchers have won a prestigious international medical award for their work on cellular functions.
The Canadian Gairdner Foundation gives the award each year to scientists for discoveries or contributions to medical science. It announced the winners of the 2015 Gairdner International Award on Wednesday.
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Japan IT Week – Spring 2015
Date: May 13(Wed)-15(Fri), 2015
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Last day until 17:00
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
Organiser: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.
Contact: itweek-spring@reedexpo.co.jp
Phone: +81-3-3349-8519
Official Website: www.japan-it.jp/en/haru/
Japan IT Week is truly Japan’s largest trade show where you can find any kinds of latest IT technologies/solutions. A great number of information systems manager, management executives, sales managers, system integrators and managers from IT system division will visit Japan IT Week to conduct business face to face with exhibitors. Japan IT Week is absolutely meeting point for both IT solution providers and IT system managers.
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Japan to help combat infectious diseases overseas
Date: Mar 19, 2015
Source: NHK World
Japan’s government will form a working team to study ways to help stop the spread of infectious diseases overseas.
The United Nations and other global bodies say Ebola infections spread because medical systems were insufficient in the West African nations where the outbreak originated. They say the countries could not deal properly with the disease in its initial stage.
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Japanese whisky wins top prize for 2nd year
Date: Mar 20, 2015
Source: NHK World
A Japanese whisky has won the world’s top prize in a prestigious contest in Britain for the second straight year. The organizers of the World Whiskies Awards chose the “Taketsuru 17 Years Old” malt of Japan’s Nikka brand as the best blended malt whisky for 2015.
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Expansion of palm oil mill effluent treatment business in Southeast Asia – Electricity generation using biogas recovered in palm oil mill effluent treatment
Date: Mar. 19, 2015
Source: Kubota Corporation
Kubota Corporation (Head Office: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director: Masatoshi Kimata; hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) is currently contributing to environmental preservation activities by palm oil manufacturers through the installation of palm oil mill effluent (hereinafter called “POME”) treatment systems in Malaysia and Indonesia.
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JGC Launches Operations Business for Mega-Solar Power Plant in Kamogawa, Chiba
Date: Mar 19, 2015
Source: JGC Corporation
JGC Corporation has completed a mega-solar power plant in Kamogawa, Chiba, which began commercial power generation on January 6th of this year. Today (March 19th), a ceremony was held at the site to celebrate the completion and pray for safe operation of the plant. The ceremony was attended by Kamogawa Mayor Takao Hasegawa, Deputy Mayor Masao Shoji, City Council President Toshinori Tatsuno, and JGC President Koichi Kawana, among other guests.
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Nikkei hits fresh 15-year high as wage hikes stoke Japan optimism
Date: Mar 18, 2015
Source: Kyodo News
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Nikkei index rose to a fresh 15-year high Wednesday as wage hikes at large firms fueled optimism about the Japanese economy, while investors also waited for a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting for clues as to when the Fed will raise interest rates.
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February sees record number of foreign visitors
Date: Mar. 18, 2015
Source: NHK World
Foreign tourists have been making a beeline for Japan, mainly drawn by the weaker yen. Their numbers spiked last month during the Lunar New Year holidays, setting a single-month record.
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7 routes to be promoted to foreign tourists Date: June 12, 2015 Source: The Japan Times For the first time, the Tourism Agency on Friday selected seven re...
Japanese researchers win Gairdner Intl. Award Date: Mar 25, 2015 Source: NHK World Two Japanese researchers have won a prestigious international medical aw...
